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Competitive Virginia races could play a critical role in the battle for Congress

Nov. 05, 2024 03:24 AM EST

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s marquee matchups for U.S. House races in Tuesday’s election feature tight contests in a district being vacated by three-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger and a district known to flip between Democratic and Republican control. In...

In Maryland, competitive US House race focuses on abortion, economy and immigration

Nov. 05, 2024 03:23 AM EST

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — In Maryland’s most competitive U.S. House race, voters on Tuesday will decide whether the sprawling 6th Congressional District will flip red after being represented by Democrats for over a decade. Democrat April McClain Delaney, whose husband previously...

Former US attorney general says House candidate Shomari Figures in Alabama will fight for equality

Oct. 28, 2024 22:36 PM EDT

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, who backed litigation that resulted in the redrawing of Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, called next week’s election a historic opportunity for the state’s voters. Holder appeared with the district's...

Harris speaks about creating economic opportunity for Latino men; Trump airs familiar grievances

Oct. 22, 2024 20:56 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Tuesday said she would work to bring more funds to community banks to help Latino men secure small business loans, while Republican Donald Trump's economic roundtable aimed at Latino voters devolved into a tirade of insults against his...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Texas on Election Day

Oct. 22, 2024 07:15 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in Texas will once again wait on Election Day to find out whether this is the year they can win a statewide race after three decades of losing to Republicans. They're pinning their hopes on the U.S. Senate, where Republican incumbent Ted Cruz faces a...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Maine on Election Day

Oct. 22, 2024 07:06 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two things to know when it comes to Maine and Election Day: it's one of two states that uses ranked choice voting and one of two states that allocates its electoral votes by both statewide vote and congressional district. What is ranked choice voting? In short, if...

Together they've been in office more than 70 years. Now their races could help swing House control

Oct. 19, 2024 00:15 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — One is the longest-serving woman in congressional history. The other is dean of the Republican delegation from California and the chairman of a subcommittee responsible for Pentagon spending. Together, they have more than seven decades of experience serving in Congress. ...

Harris is making a 'capitalist' pitch to boost the economy as Trump pushes deeper into populism

Sep. 25, 2024 18:37 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday pledged to build an economy that is both pro-business and helps the middle class as she pushed back against Republican nominee Donald Trump ’s claims that she’s advancing “communist” ideas. The Democratic nominee...

Conservative group asks FEC to probe effort to promote spoiler candidates

Sep. 17, 2024 14:32 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A secretive group that recruited retired and disabled supporters of Donald Trump to run as third-party spoiler candidates in some of the nation's most competitive congressional districts was accused of violating campaign finance law in a complaint filed with the Federal Election...